On Thursday, a matchup of AL Central rivals is on the docket, with the Detroit Tigers (15-28) hosting the Cleveland Guardians (18-22) at 7:10 PM ET. The Tigers will give the start to Tarik Skubal (3-2), and the Guardians will turn to Konnor Pilkington. Oddsmakers have made the Tigers a decent moneyline favorite (-141) at home over the Guardians (+120).
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Tigers vs Guardians Game Lines: Moneyline, Spread, Total Runs
Tigers vs Guardians Probable Starting Pitchers
Season Stats
| Tarik Skubal (LHP) |
|
Konnor Pilkington (LHP) |
| 8 |
GS |
1 |
| 3-2 |
W-L |
0-0 |
| 1.81 |
ERA |
2.08 |
| 5.2 |
IP/Start |
3.2 |
| 1.03 |
WHIP |
1.038 |
| 10.1 |
K/9 |
11.4 |
Tigers Five Hottest Batters (Last 10 Games)
| Name |
BA |
Hits |
HRs |
RBI |
OPS |
| Miguel Cabrera |
.323 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
.805 |
| Jonathan Schoop |
.243 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
.786 |
| Spencer Torkelson |
.250 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
.777 |
| Jeimer Candelario |
.138 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
.564 |
| Willi Castro |
.200 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
.542 |
Tigers Record Splits
| Home |
Away |
Day |
Night |
Starting RHP |
Starting LHP |
| 8-13 |
7-15 |
8-14 |
6-14 |
11-20 |
4-8 |
Tigers vs Guardians Recent Results
| Tigers |
|
Guardians |
| 5 – 5 |
Record |
3 – 7 |
| 2.6 |
Runs Per Game |
3.6 |
| 3.4 |
Runs Allowed Per Game |
4.1 |
| 6-4-0 |
Record ATS |
3-7-0 |
| 8.79 |
K/9 |
7.77 |
Tigers Betting Tips
- Skubal’s team is 2-0 this season when he starts and they’re favored on the moneyline.
- Detroit has been favored just two times in their last 10 contests and won both matchups.
- In their previous 10 games with a total, the Tigers and their opponents have combined to clear the over/under on three occasions.
- The Tigers have been victorious in five, or 41.7%, of the 12 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- Detroit has a mark of 4-1 in contests where bookmakers favor them by -141 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Tigers have a 58.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
